The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-11-04
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For the purpose of eIecting

FOR the purpose or electng
One person for Governor of the State of Mary
One person, for Comptroller OF the Treasury of
the State of Maryland.
One person for Attorney General Of the State
of Maryland.
One person for Associate Judge of Third Judi.
cial Circuit of Maryland.
Four persons for members of the House of
Assembly of Maryland.
One rson for States Attorney of Hartford
county.
One person for Sheriff of Hartford county,
Five persons for County Commissioners of
Hartford county.
Three persons for Judges OF the Orphans
Court for Hartford county.
One person for County Surveyor Of Hartford
county.
The polls will be opened at o'clock, A. NJ, and
closed at o'clock. p. NJ.
The Returning Judges are required and direct
ed to make their return on the second day
Thursday following the election to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Hartford county and also to
the Governor of Maryland.
Attention is particularly directed to the iol-
lowing Act of Assembly passed at January ses
sion, 1886, chapter ll2:
AN ACT to provide for taking at the general
election to be held in the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seyen, the sense of the people
in regard to calling a convention for altering
the Constitution. or framing new one, &C.
cording TO the provisions OF article fourteen,
section two of the Constitution.
SECTION l: BE IL enacted By The General assembly
Of Maryland. That at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, eighteen hundred and eighty.
seVen at the same places where county and city
elections are now held by law for the election OF
Delegates to the General Assembly, every person
entitled to vote for Delegates to the General As.
sembly shall be entitled to vote the question OF
can OF convention FOR altering the Constitu-
ton, or framing new one, by expressing in writ
ing or printed form the words FOR Convention
or Against Convention" as the case may be
and in case there shall be any ballots without the
designation above prescribed, the same shall moi
be counted for or against a convention, but q
separate return shall be made by the Judges OF
Election; and 1t Is hereby provided, that the
Sheriff of the several counties and the sheriff OF
baltimore city shall give notice of the day above
DESIGNATED for holding said election for call OF
convention in the same manner and for the
same time as required for notice of the election
of members of the General Assembly.
SEC. That 1t shall be the duty of the several
Judges of Election Of this State to receive ac-
curately count, and duly return the number OF
ballots so cast to the several Clerks of the coun.
t,es OF tnis state and to the Clerk of the superior
Court OF baltimore city as the same are now re-
CURED to be returned for the election of Mem.
beers of the House OF Delegates, and the several
Clerks aforesaid shall return to the Governor
within ten days after said election the number
OF ballots cast for and against the call for con.
yention and the number of ballots without the
designation aforesaid
SEC. 3. That as soon as the Governor shall re-
ceive the return of the number of ballots at said
election for and against Il convention and for the
number or ballots without the prescribed desig.
nation, which may be termed blank ballots, il
shall be the duty of the Governor TO count and
cast up the same, and thereupon make procla.
nation of the result of said count.
SEC. 4. That in case of the refusal or neglect
OF any Judge of Election or of any Clerk of the
Court or any Sheriff aforesaid, to make any oil
the returns or to perform any of the duties re
CURED of them by this act, such Judge. Clerk, OIL
sheriff so refusing or neglecting shall be liable tC
indictment for such offence, and upon conviction
thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and be sentenced to pay fine of not less thar
one thousand dollars and Imprisonment in Tho
jail of the county or city where such offence may
nave been committed for a term of not less thar
six months.
Approved March 2ith 1886